Children’s Services

The Westfield Washington Public Library’s Children’s Department serves children and their families. WWPL supports and encourages a lifetime of literacy, independent learning, early literacy skills, and STEAM activities. A variety of materials are available, including award winning books, children’s fiction and nonfiction literature, popular culture books, audio books, and DVDs. The library supports play as an enabler in raising well-rounded children, providing a puppet theater, puzzles, play tables, and four early literacy computer stations. Creative programs are offered for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children, including storytimes, clubs, and a broad spectrum of quarterly Homeschool classes. The library is officially a Coder Dojo with many STEAM It Up! activities available. Countless exciting programs are presented year round, like Halloween Science, Amazon John Silly Safaris, and a variety of holiday programs. Paws and Read sessions give readers of all ages the opportunity to read to a friendly dog in a relaxed and non-judgmental atmosphere. The Lego Mindstorm Team is another great outlet for the imaginative and technologically inclined. The Summer Reading Program encourages discovering the joy of reading and helps kids to keep up those important reading skill levels during the summer. The reading program is for all ages and abilities, giving children an opportunity to earn prizes by reading and listening to books. A new schedule of programs is released every season. For a complete schedule of events, visit our calendar.

PebbleGo is an award winning pre-K to grade 3 database for reading and research. Our PebbleGo database includes built-in reading and research tools for emerging readers. Leveled text, educational games, and multimedia help teach concepts to young researchers. PebbleGo offers four separate databases: PebbleGo Animals and PebbleGo Science, PebbleGo Biographies and PebbleGo Social Studies. Databases are simple to navigate and offer key reading supports such as read-along audio and word-by-word highlighting. Once you are on the PebbleGo website, log in with the username: westfieldpl and the password: library

PebbleGo Next is the next step, and it is a database for researchers ready to graduate to more robust database content. PebbleGo Next covers content appropriate to grades 3-6, with curriculum content at a reading level geared to those students. Modules include States (grouped by regions), Science (Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and The Field of Science), and American Indians (multiple categories). Once you are on the PebbleGo Next website, log in with the username: westfieldpl and the password: library

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

Delivered completely over the internet,

TrueFlix is a perfect Whiteboard resource with its collection of introductory videos and media types, leveled texts, voice-over reading features, and soft assessments

Allows students to graduate from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” and master content area knowledge in science and social studies

Supports the Common Core Standards with its featuring of multiple text types and a cross-curricular, nonfiction focus with a soft assessment feature

If you wish to access TrueFlix from home, click here.*You must have a valid WWPL library card to access this site.

You may also log in directly from the library computers when you visit the WWPL from this link: TrueFlix:

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Homeschool children's yoga class for ages 5 and up.
Students will learn the basics of yoga, including its physical and emotional benefits. Students will practice breathing exercises and traditional yoga poses [...]

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Homeschool children’s yoga class for ages 5 and up.

Students will learn the basics of yoga, including its physical and emotional benefits. Students will practice breathing exercises and traditional yoga poses as well as more complex and challenging poses and yoga flows. They will also increase confidence and social skills by participating in yoga games and working with peers to practice partner poses. No prior experience required.

$60 per child for 6-class session. Sibling discount available. There are no drop-in options for this class.

*Please pre-register at the Children’s Reference Desk or visit this website to register: Silly Hearts Yoga

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(Monday) 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

5feb10:30 AM- 11:30 AMToddler Storytime (Monday)Monday @ 10:30 AM

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Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Strengthen early literacy skills and encourage the joy of learning. Each program ends with an art project project, a craft, or an activity. Come [...]

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Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Strengthen early literacy skills and encourage the joy of learning. Each program ends with an art project project, a craft, or an activity. Come have fun!

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This is a bi-weekly study group for the National Geographic Geography Bee for students in grades 3 and up. (No class on Friday, April 6, 2018. Class reconvenes on April [...]

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This is a bi-weekly study group for the National Geographic Geography Bee for students in grades 3 and up. (No class on Friday, April 6, 2018. Class reconvenes on April 13, 2016)

This is a free class, although a small fee may be charged for photocopying costs. This group provides students a chance to practice for the annual National Geographic Bee, although study group participants are not required to participate in the Bee, and Bee participants are not required to attend the study group.

Come and learn more about our wonderful world!

Register in the WWPL Children’s Department.

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(Friday) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Westfield Washington Public Library

333 West Hoover St. Westfield, IN 46074

333 West Hoover St. Westfield, IN 46074

10feb10:30 AM- 11:30 AMPaws & Read*Saturday @ 10:30 AM

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Practice reading out loud to a friendly dog in a non-judging atmosphere.

All ages welcome.

Free, but call to reserve your 10 minute time slot.

Pre-register at the Children’s Desk.

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(Saturday) 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Location

Westfield Washington Public Library

333 West Hoover St. Westfield, IN 46074

333 West Hoover St. Westfield, IN 46074

10feb11:00 AM- 12:00 PMTrack PackSaturday at 11:00 AM

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Meet members of the Indiana K9 Search & Recovery team. Listen to handlers tell stories about their animals. Meet the K-9s that provide missing person searches and rescue services to [...]

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Meet members of the Indiana K9 Search & Recovery team. Listen to handlers tell stories about their animals. Meet the K-9s that provide missing person searches and rescue services to law enforcement. Follow the dogs outside to see a demonstration of their work. As a portion of this presentation will be outside, please dress appropriately for the outdoors.

All ages welcome!

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(Saturday) 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Westfield Washington Public Library

333 West Hoover St. Westfield, IN 46074

12feb10:30 AM- 11:30 AMToddler Storytime (Monday)Monday @ 10:30 AM

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Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Strengthen early literacy skills and encourage the joy of learning. Each program ends with an art project project, a craft, or an activity. Come [...]

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Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Strengthen early literacy skills and encourage the joy of learning. Each program ends with an art project project, a craft, or an activity. Come have fun!

Ages 18 months to 3.5 years

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Homeschool children's yoga class for ages 5 and up.
Students will learn the basics of yoga, including its physical and emotional benefits. Students will practice breathing exercises and traditional yoga poses [...]

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Homeschool children’s yoga class for ages 5 and up.

Students will learn the basics of yoga, including its physical and emotional benefits. Students will practice breathing exercises and traditional yoga poses as well as more complex and challenging poses and yoga flows. They will also increase confidence and social skills by participating in yoga games and working with peers to practice partner poses. No prior experience required.

$60 per child for 6-class session. Sibling discount available. There are no drop-in options for this class.

*Please pre-register at the Children’s Reference Desk or visit this website to register: Silly Hearts Yoga

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Acorns to Oaks is a homeschool group for all school aged children. The group will meet at the library from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for social and learning activities that [...]

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Acorns to Oaks is a homeschool group for all school aged children. The group will meet at the library from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for social and learning activities that are both fun and engaging. Group meets frequently for field trips. In colder months they meet at the library, and during warmer months they meet at local parks. No charge. Registration required.

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(Tuesday) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location

Westfield Washington Public Library

333 West Hoover St. Westfield, IN 46074

13feb6:00 PM- 7:30 PMUnplugged Family Game NightTuesday @ 6:00 PM

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Bring the family and drop in for a technology-free night of tabletop games.

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This is a bi-weekly study group for the National Geographic Geography Bee for students in grades 3 and up. (No class on Friday, April 6, 2018. Class reconvenes on April [...]

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This is a bi-weekly study group for the National Geographic Geography Bee for students in grades 3 and up. (No class on Friday, April 6, 2018. Class reconvenes on April 13, 2016)

This is a free class, although a small fee may be charged for photocopying costs. This group provides students a chance to practice for the annual National Geographic Bee, although study group participants are not required to participate in the Bee, and Bee participants are not required to attend the study group.

Come and learn more about our wonderful world!

Register in the WWPL Children’s Department.

Time

(Friday) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Homeschool children's yoga Session 3 class for ages 5 and up.
Students will learn the basics of yoga, including its physical and emotional benefits. Students will practice breathing exercises and traditional [...]

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Homeschool children’s yoga Session 3 class for ages 5 and up.

Students will learn the basics of yoga, including its physical and emotional benefits. Students will practice breathing exercises and traditional yoga poses as well as more complex and challenging poses and yoga flows. They will also increase confidence and social skills by participating in yoga games and working with peers to practice partner poses. No prior experience required.

$60 per child for 6-class session. Sibling discount available. There are no drop-in options for this class.